Question

These structures are filled in an order related to Aufbau's principle. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these structures, which come in s, p, d, and f types. They are regions in an atom where electrons are most likely to be found.
ANSWER: atomic orbitals [accept s orbitals or p orbitals or d orbitals or f orbitals; reject “molecular orbitals”]
[10h] Linus Pauling proposed this process, in which orbitals mix to form bonds. Orbitals denoted sp2 and sp3 have undergone this process.
ANSWER: orbital hybridization [or hybrid orbitals or hybridized orbitals; accept sp2 hybridization or sp3 hybridization or other forms of hybridization]
[10m] Sp3-hybridized carbons have this geometry, which is also possessed by methane and ammonia.
ANSWER: tetrahedral geometry
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